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Beloved By Some, Despised By Others, The Font Comic Sans Turns 25

By Andrew Limbong • Oct 30, 2019

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Influential Documentary Photographer Robert Frank Dies At 94

By Andrew Limbong • Sep 10, 2019

Influential photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank has died at the age of 94. He died of natural causes on Monday night in Nova Scotia, Canada. His death was confirmed by his longtime friend and gallerist Peter MacGill.

A$AP Rocky Found Guilty Of Assault

By Andrew Limbong • Aug 14, 2019

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Rapper A$AP Rocky Released From Jail In Sweden

By Andrew Limbong • Aug 3, 2019

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The rapper A$AP Rocky is out of Swedish jail and back in the U.S. this morning after a monthlong saga that's drawn the attention of music fans, celebrities and President Trump. And as NPR's Andrew Limbong reports, it's not quite over yet.

A$AP Rocky Released From Swedish Jail, Judge Delays Verdict

By Andrew Limbong • Aug 2, 2019

A Stockholm judge has ordered the release of rapper A$AP Rocky from jail today, in connection with an alleged assault case. While the trial has ended, reports say that the judge won't hand down a verdict until August 14.

A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has been detained for a month now, since Jul. 2, after being accused of assaulting a 19-year-old man.

2019 Pulitzer Prizes Turn The Spotlight On Some Dangers Journalists Face

By Andrew Limbong • Apr 15, 2019

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Arata Isozaki, Whose Hybrid Style Forged 'New Paths,' Wins Pritzker Prize

By Andrew Limbong & Colin Dwyer • Mar 5, 2019

Arata Isozaki spent much of his childhood in the shadow of World War II. As a native of the city of Oita, the Japanese architect grew up just across a slim body of water from Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb — and he says he saw firsthand the ease with which proud human achievements could be leveled.

Fashion Designer Karl Lagerfeld Dies

By Andrew Limbong • Feb 19, 2019

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'SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies At 57

By Andrew Limbong • Nov 27, 2018

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Now a moment to remember the creator of Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants." Stephen Hillenburg died yesterday of ALS at age 57. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this look at his work.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS")

80 Years Since The Catholic University Of America Vocalized Opposition To The Nazis

By Andrew Limbong • Nov 17, 2018

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Alan Yang Of 'Master Of None' Brings New Series 'Forever' To Amazon

By Andrew Limbong • Sep 14, 2018

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'Crazy Rich Asians' Tops Box Offices In Opening Weekend

By Andrew Limbong • Aug 20, 2018

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'The Battle Hymn Of The Republic': An Anthem For Every Cause

By Andrew Limbong • Aug 12, 2018

Julia Ward Howe wrote a rousing anthem for the Union in the Civil War. Since then, it's been caught in a cultural tug-of-war over who it's an anthem for — social conservatives, evangelical Christians, labor workers or civil rights leaders.

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Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead At 55

By Andrew Limbong • Jun 5, 2018

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The Weinstein Co. Gets Court OK To Sell Itself To Lantern Capital Partners

By Andrew Limbong • May 8, 2018

The Weinstein Co. has been cleared to sell its assets to Texas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners.

That was the ruling from a federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware today. The terms of the deal don't offer a fund for the victims of alleged sexual abuses by the movie studio's co-founder.

Investor Group To Buy Weinstein Co. And Start New Movie Studio

By Andrew Limbong • Mar 2, 2018

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Can A Patient Gown Makeover Move Hospitals To Embrace Change?

By Andrew Limbong • Feb 11, 2018

A medical company is trying to make hospital gowns less terrible — maybe even good. The company is called Care+Wear and it's currently testing out the new gowns at MedStar Montgomery in Olney, Md.

You know the old gown, sometimes called a "johnny": It's got the flimsy ties and the exposed back.

Dolores O'Riordan, Cranberries Lead Singer, Dies At 46

By Andrew Limbong • Jan 16, 2018

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In the mid-1990s, the Irish rock band The Cranberries was everywhere.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LINGER")

THE CRANBERRIES: (Singing) But I'm in so deep. You know I'm such a fool for you. You...

Man Who Inspired ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dies

By Andrew Limbong • Nov 30, 2017

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The ice bucket challenge became a viral sensation a few years ago.

(SOUNDBITE OF WATER SPLASHING, LAUGHTER)

Famed Gossip Columnist, Liz Smith Dies At 94

By Andrew Limbong • Nov 13, 2017

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Remembering Walter Becker Of Steely Dan

By Andrew Limbong • Sep 4, 2017

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Steely Dan - that band's debut album in 1972 fused together jazz, rock guitar, drums, keys. And they just created this sound.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DO IT AGAIN")

STEELY DAN: (Singing) In the morning, you go gunning for the man who stole your water. And you fire...

Actor Martin Landau Of 'Mission: Impossible' Dies At 89

By Andrew Limbong • Jul 17, 2017

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And now a moment to remember Martin Landau, who also died this weekend at the age of 89. He was an Oscar-winning actor in his own right and guided younger stars. NPR's Andrew Limbong has more.

'True Blood' Star Nelsan Ellis Dies At 39

By Andrew Limbong • Jul 10, 2017

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Sir Mix-a-Lot On 25 Years Of 'Baby Got Back'

By Andrew Limbong • May 8, 2017

Twenty-five years ago Tuesday, a career-defining single was born — and with it, endless sitcom jokes and rap homages. It was referenced in Sing, the 2016 animated children's movie, and in Shrek years before that. But when it debuted in 1992, there were those who took it to heart as an anthem of body positivity.

The Poetic Legacy Of Russia's Yevgeny Yevtushenko

By Andrew Limbong • Apr 3, 2017

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YEVGENY YEVTUSHENKO: (Speaking Russian).

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